30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World | TIME
Dec 18, 2024 · Also part of the Christmas tradition in Ethiopia, particularly in rural areas, is a field hockey-type game called Ye Genna Chewata. According to the state-owned Ethiopian News Agency, ...
The surprising history of your favourite Christmas traditions
Dec 22, 2024 · From yule logs to Christmas lights, here are the little-known origins of Christmas traditions.
How winter solstice, pagan traditions influence Christmas …
Dec 21, 2023 · More than 2,000 years after the birth of Jesus, the history of quintessentially Christmas traditions and holiday items can be traced back to pre-Christian practices and culture, also referred...
Christmas traditions around the world, from fistfights to KFC - NPR
Dec 14, 2023 · From flying fists to crispy chicken wings, here's a look at some of the interesting ways in which people celebrate the Christmas season and beyond. Christmas Day in Santo Tomás, Peru, starts...
How 25 Christmas Traditions Got Their Start - HISTORY
Dec 17, 2019 · Here’s a look at 25 ways Americans have celebrated the Christmas season, from singing songs and reciting poems to decorating trees and swapping cookies to drinking eggnog and wearing ugly...
A sampling of unique holiday traditions from around the U.S. - NPR
Dec 8, 2023 · Here's how communities across the U.S. put their own spin on Christmas, Hanukkah and even Festivus celebrations — from Santas who ski and surf, to trees made of tumbleweed, sand and lobster traps.
From posadas to matching clothing, how Christmas is celebrated ... - NPR
Dec 23, 2023 · Christmas traditions vary from country to country: we hear how the holiday is celebrated in Iceland, Mexico, Nigeria, and Australia.
U.S. parishes celebrate Christmas traditions around the world
Dec 17, 2024 · Many U.S. Catholics are also coming into contact with Christmas traditions from around the world such as Simbang Gabi, a series of Masses Filipino Catholics celebrate during the nine days before Christmas.Today, this holiday is celebrated in parishes from Los Angeles to New York and various points in between, such as Milwaukee, Detroit, and Chicago—all places with significant populations of ...
Younger generations swap tradition for self ... - Associated Press News
Dec 20, 2024 · Whether dressed in black, mimicking bare branches or decked out with enough bows for a Taylor Swift concert, the Christmas trees in some U.S. homes this year display an unconventional streak.
Behold! ‘Christmas Adam’ Is Born. - The New York Times
Dec 22, 2024 · First there was Christmas Eve … and then a new celebration was created. By Elizabeth Dias Elizabeth Dias visited an Arizona church on Christmas Adam last year. Some 2,000 years ago, on a holy ...